MAY DAY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND 1985 WILL BE EVEN BETTER. A

FAMILY DAY WILL BE PLANNED FOR ALL.
SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAD IN 1984 WILL CONTINUE IN TO 1985.

BALANCING THE BUDGET WILL START EARLY IN 1985 AND COUNCIL WILL
BE HARD-PRESSED TO KEEP OUR SPENDING AT ACCEPTABLE LEVELS.
LABOUR COSTS IN 1985 AND UP; - PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
DEPENDS ON PROVINCIAL REVENUES AND THEY ARE DOWN WE ARE TOLO.
IT'LL BE A BIG TASK BUT WE WILL EXERCISE CARE AND DISCRETION.

THE PROVISIONAL BUDGET PRESENTED TONIGHT CALLS FOR A HOLD-THE-

LINE OPERATION WITH AN INCREASE OF 4.9%. COUNCIL WILL WORK TO

REDUCE THIS DURING THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. THE MAJOR ITEM IN
THE PROVISIONAL BUDGET 1S THE CONTINUATION OF OUR MAJOR ROAD
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT STARTED IN 1984. |MPROVED TRAFFIC FLOW AT

CONGESTED AND HAZARDOUS INTERSECTIONS WILL ALSO BE TACKLED.

IMPROVED STREETS, LESS TRAFFIC CONGESTION, IMPROVED BUS ROUTES,
EASY ACCESS IN AND OUT .OF OUR CITY WILL BE ON CUR PLATE IN
1985. THE LONG-AWAITED MARY HILL BYPASS AND PROPOSED COMMUTER

RAIL WILL BE TOPICS WE WILL RAISE WITH OUR SENIOR GOVERNMENTS

IN 1985.